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A “Third Way” to Capitalism: International Perspectives on Social Capital and Public Health

A “Third Way” to Capitalism: International Perspectives on Social Capital and Public Health Cook, I. G., Halsall, J. P., Wankhade, P. (2015). Sociability, Social Capital, and Community Development: A Public Health Perspective . Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. ISBN: 978‐3‐319‐11483‐5 (140 pp., hardcover $99.00). The three coauthors of the book take the reader on a journey to eight countries with different socioeconomic, cultural, and political profiles ranging from poor countries such as South Africa and politically‐unstable Bangladesh to wealthy countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Japan as well as nascent economies such as China and India. The indicator used to differentiate wealthy and poor countries was the gross national income per capita. The choice of countries was based on availability of academic resources, authors’ experiences and familiarity with the cases. In general, the case studies offer a well‐rounded and complementary perspective on the three major themes: sociability, social capital, and community development. Sociability refers to mutual support, social capital refers to social networks of trust and reciprocity that facilitate cooperation, and community development refers to the result of cooperation in improving the social, economic, cultural, and political environment. The book complements research on the rising importance of social capital in public policy as a way forward http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Analyses of Social Issues & Public Policy Wiley

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Wiley
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© 2015 The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
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1529-7489
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1530-2415
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10.1111/asap.12071
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Cook, I. G., Halsall, J. P., Wankhade, P. (2015). Sociability, Social Capital, and Community Development: A Public Health Perspective . Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. ISBN: 978‐3‐319‐11483‐5 (140 pp., hardcover $99.00). The three coauthors of the book take the reader on a journey to eight countries with different socioeconomic, cultural, and political profiles ranging from poor countries such as South Africa and politically‐unstable Bangladesh to wealthy countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Japan as well as nascent economies such as China and India. The indicator used to differentiate wealthy and poor countries was the gross national income per capita. The choice of countries was based on availability of academic resources, authors’ experiences and familiarity with the cases. In general, the case studies offer a well‐rounded and complementary perspective on the three major themes: sociability, social capital, and community development. Sociability refers to mutual support, social capital refers to social networks of trust and reciprocity that facilitate cooperation, and community development refers to the result of cooperation in improving the social, economic, cultural, and political environment. The book complements research on the rising importance of social capital in public policy as a way forward

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Published: Dec 1, 2015

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